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A New Mexico man was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her after Amazons Alexa called police, authorities said.
Eduardo Barros, 28, became angered with his unidentified girlfriend while house-sitting in Tijeras, about 15 miles east of Albuquerque, and the dispute suddenly turned physical on July 2, authorities said.
During the assault, Barros waved a gun and threatened to kill the woman before he allegedly asked: Did you call the sheriffs?
The question was inadvertently picked up by the smart speaker and the voice-powered virtual assistant recognized the phrase as a command prompting it to call 911, Bernallillo County Sheriffs Department Deputy Felicia Romero confirmed to The Post on Monday.
Its unclear whether the speaker was connected to an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device, but the Alexa virtual assistant was connected to a landline in the home, Romero said.
The violent ordeal unfolded after Barros allegedly got upset over a text message the woman received and accused her of cheating on him, KRQE reported.
https://nypost.com/2017/07/10/alexa-calls-cops-on-man-allegedly-beating-his-girlfriend/
Hekate
(90,189 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)I use it to control music and look up words when I am exercising and reading. A useful tool. I am thinking about getting an app that will read public domain poetry. It can also access my Audible account, but I always multitask when I listen to them.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)Vogons vigorously protect their copyrights. Would jeopardize the Earth to try to access it in this fashion.
I was thinking Tennyson instead.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,317 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)everytime I see it.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,317 posts)"AHHHH......MANDA!"
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Well, I don't know about that.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,317 posts)And where's my phone?
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)and relatable if you have aging parents, relatives or friends or are hitting the "golden years" yourself.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Satchel Paige is dead? Well, I don't know about that.
Those kids are just playing? Well, I don't know about that.
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)marybourg
(12,540 posts)device that provides the needed interface. And it was connected to a landline? And it took place in New Mexico? And it was reported by the NYPost? Thats 4 reasons to be just a wee bit skeptical of this tale.
mfcorey1
(10,997 posts)incidents of the device interacting with what it determines as request from humans. I will never put one in my home.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)No spy devices in my home, if I can help it.
There is a product called echo connect that lets Alexa make and receive phone calls via a home phone service.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and pay for it.Monthly fee.
Alexa can call any number you program it to. Actually not a bad deal, if you need the cops to show up in the middle of the night but can't call yourself.